Type

Single-lens reflex digital camera

Lens Mount

Nikon F bayonet mount

 Image Sensor

Picture Angle

Nikon DX format (Effective picture angle 1.5x [Approx.] conversion factor)

Effective Pixels (Megapixels)

24.2  million

Sensor Size

23.5  mm  x  15.6  mm

Image Sensor Format

DX

Image Sensor Type

CMOS

Total Pixels

24.7  million

Dust-Reduction System

Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX-D software required)

Dust-Off Reference Photo

Yes

Image Area (pixels)

DX-format

(L)  6,000 x 4,000 

(M)  4,496 x 3,000 

(S)  2,992 x 2,000 

 File System

File Format Still Images

Compressed 12-bit NEF (RAW) 

JPEG: JPEG-Baseline Compliant with Fine (approx 1:4), Normal (approx 1:8) or Basic (approx 1:16) Compression 

NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single Photograph Recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG Formats

Storage Media

SD 

SDHC 

SDXC

Card Slot

1 Secure Digital (SD)

File System

Compliant with  DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0 

DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) 

EXIF 2.3 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras)

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Eye-level Pentamirror Single-Lens Reflex viewfinder

Viewfinder Frame Coverage

95% Horizontal 

95% Vertical  (Approx.)

Viewfinder Magnification

0.85x  (Approx.) 

Viewfinder Eyepoint

18mm (-1.0m¯¹)

Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment

-1.7 to + 0.5m¯¹

Focusing Screen

Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VII screen

Reflex Mirror

Quick-return type

 Shutter

Shutter Type

Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane

Shutter Speed

1/4000 to 30 sec.

Fastest Shutter Speed

1/4000  sec.

Slowest Shutter Speed

30  sec.

Flash Sync Speed

Up to  1/200 sec.

Shutter Release Modes

Continuous 

Delayed Remote 

Quick Response Remote Mode 

Quiet shutter-release 

Self-timer Mode 

Single-frame [S] mode

Frame Advance Rate

Up to 5 fps (manual focus, mode M or S, shutter speed 1/250 sec or faster, and other settings at default values)

Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution

5  frames per second

Self-timer

2, 5, 10, 20 sec.; 1 to 9 exposures 

Timer duration electronically controlled

Exposure

Exposure Metering System

TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor

Metering Method

Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8 mm circle in center of frame 

Matrix: 3D color matrix metering II (type E and G lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses) 

Spot: Meters 3.5 mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point

Metering Range

0 to 20 EV (Matrix or center-weighted metering at ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens, at 20°C/68°F) 

2 to 20 EV (Spot metering at ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens at 20°C/68°F)

Exposure Meter Coupling

CPU

Exposure Modes

Aperture-Priority (A) 

Auto 

Auto (flash off) 

Manual (M) 

Programmed Auto with flexible Program (P) 

Shutter-Priority Auto (S)

Scene Modes

Auto 

Auto [Flash Off] 

Child 

Close-up 

Landscape 

Night Portrait 

Portrait 

Sports 

Special Effects Modes (night vision; super vivid; pop; photo illustration; toy camera effect; miniature effect; selective color; silhouette; high key; low key)

Exposure Compensation

±5 EV in increments of 1/3 EV in P, S, A, M, Scene, and Night Vision modes

Exposure Lock

Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button

Picture Control

Landscape 

Monochrome 

Neutral 

Portrait 

Selected Picture Control can be modified 

Standard 

Vivid

Sensitivity

ISO Sensitivity

ISO  100  - 25,600 

Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity

100

Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity

25600

High ISO Noise Reduction

Low 

Normal 

High 

Off

Active D-Lighting

On 

Off

Focus/Autofocus

Single-Point AF Mode

Yes

Dynamic AF Mode

Number of AF points: 11 (3D-tracking)

Auto-Area AF Mode

Yes

Autofocus System

Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection

Detection Range

-1 to 19 EV (ISO 100, 68°F/20°C)

Lens Servo

Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); Continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status 

Manual focus (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used

Focus Lock

Focus can be locked by pressing AE-L/AF-L button 

Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF)

Focus Modes

Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A) 

Continuous-servo (AF-C) 

Face-Priority AF available in Live View only and D-Movie only 

Full-time Servo (AF-A) available in Live View only and D-Movie only 

Manual (M) with electronic rangefinder 

Normal area available in Live View and D-Movie only 

Predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status 

Single-servo AF (AF-S) 

Wide area available in Live View and D-Movie only

Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points

11

Autofocus Sensitivity

-1 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)

Flash

Built-in Flash

Yes

X-Sync Speed

1/200

Flash Control

TTL: i-TTL flash control using 420-pixel RGB sensor is available with built-in flash; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix and center-weighted metering, standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR with spot metering

Flash Sync Modes

Auto 

Auto with red-eye reduction 

Auto slow sync 

Auto slow sync with red-eye reduction 

Fill-flash 

Rear-curtain sync 

Rear-curtain with slow sync 

Red-Eye reduction 

Red-Eye reduction with slow sync 

Slow sync 

Off

Flash Compensation

Can be adjusted by −3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 EV in P, S, A, M, and scene modes

Flash-ready Indicator

Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes after flash is fired at full output

Accessory Shoe

Yes

Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)

CLS Supported

Flash Sync Terminal

Sync Terminal Adapter AS-15 (available separately)

 White Balance

White Balance

Auto 

Cloudy 

Direct Sunlight 

Flash 

Fluorescent (7 types) 

Incandescent 

Preset Manual 

Shade

Live View

Live View Shooting

Yes

Live View Lens Servo

Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time-servo AF (AF-F) 

Manual focus (MF)

Live View AF-Area Mode

Face-priority AF 

Wide-area AF 

Normal-area AF 

Subject-tracking AF

Live View Autofocus

Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected)

Live View Scene Auto Selector

Auto mode 

Auto (flash off) mode

Movie

Movie Metering

TTL exposure metering using main image sensor

Movie Maximum Recording Time

20 minutes at highest quality 

29 minutes 59 seconds at normal quality

Movie File Format

MOV

Movie Video Compression

H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding

Movie Audio Recording Format

Linear PCM

Movie

Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 60 fps 

Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 50 fps 

Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 30 fps 

Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 25 fps 

Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 24 fps 

HD 1,280x720 / 60 fps 

HD 1,280x720 / 50 fps

Movie Audio

Built-in microphone, monaural 

Microphone sensitivity can be adjusted

Monitor

Monitor Size

3.0  in. diagonal

Monitor Resolution

921,000  Dots

Monitor Type

Wide Viewing Angle TFT-LCD

Monitor Angle of View

170 -degree wide-viewing angle

Monitor Adjustments

Brightness adjustment

Playback

Playback Functions

Auto Image Rotation 

Full-Frame and Thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) 

Highlights 

Histogram Display 

Image Comment 

Location Display 

Movie Playback 

Photo Information 

Picture Rating 

Playback Face Zoom 

Playback with Zoom 

Playback Zoom Cropping 

Slideshow

In-Camera Image Editing

Color Outline 

Color Sketch 

D-Lighting 

Distortion Control 

Filter Effects 

Fisheye 

Image Overlay 

Miniature Effect 

Monochrome 

NEF (RAW) Processing 

Painting 

Perspective Control 

Photo Illustration 

Quick Retouch 

Red-Eye Correction 

Resize 

Selective Color 

Straighten 

Trim

Interface

Interface

HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector 

Hi-Speed USB; connection to built-in USB port is recommended

Wi-Fi Functionality

Eye-Fi Compatible

Bluetooth

Yes

Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1

Menus

Recent Settings

Yes

Supported Languages

Arabic 

Bengali 

Brazilian Portuguese 

Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) 

Czech 

Danish 

Dutch 

English 

Finnish 

French 

German 

Greek 

Hindi 

Hungarian 

Indonesian 

Italian 

Japanese 

Korean 

Marathi 

Norwegian 

Persian 

Polish 

Portuguese 

Romanian 

Russian 

Spanish 

Swedish 

Tamil 

Telugu 

Thai 

Turkish 

Ukrainian 

Vietnamese

Date, Time and Daylight Savings Time Settings

Yes

World Time Setting

Yes

Power

Battery / Batteries

EN-EL14a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

Battery Life (shots per charge)

1,200  shots (CIPA) 

AC Adapter

EH-5b AC Adapter; requires EP-5A Power Connector (available separately)

Battery Charger

MH-24 Quick Charger

Miscellaneous

Tripod Socket

1/4 in.

Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)

4.9  in. (124  mm) x  3.9  in. (98  mm) x  3.0  in. (75.5  mm)

Approx. Weight

14  oz. (395  g)

camera body only

Operating Environment

0–40 °C (+32–104 °F) 

Less than 85% (no condensation)